Garment-hanger.



O. SPERLING. GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED mum, 1917.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

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alto M421 OSCAR SPERLING, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALFRED EMIL ANDERSEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

GARMENT-HANGER.

7 To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known t at I, SCAR SPE RLING, a citizen of Sweden, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Hangers, of which following is a specification. I

This invention relates to coat or garment hangers, and particularly to the types thereof that are foldable to occupy reduced space whengnot in use and which are extensible into operative state when util1zed.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a 'ysimplified, inexpensive, conveniently operated, efficient and durable garf ment hanger of the kind above mentioned.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent as the specification proceeds.

\Vith the aforesaid objects in view, the invention consists of, the improvements, novel construction, arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described, de- I fined in the subjoined claims, and illustrated in their preferred embodiments by the annexed drawing, wherein like elements are designated by the same reference characters throughout the several views.

In the said drawing Figure 1 shows a side elevation of this improved hanger in extended condition Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the hanger illustrated in Fig. 1, some at the parts being shown in changed position;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view; and

Fig. 4 is a side view ofthe hanger shown folded or in a collapsed state.

In these views the hanger is shown as comprising a pair of inner sections 1, 2 hinged to each other at 3; a pair of outer sections 4, 5' that are slidable along said first V named sections; a suspension member 6 and a hook 7 which are likewise hinged at 3.

The inner section 1, consists of a wire bent to form a pair of substantially horizontal members 8, the extremity of each of which is provided with a loop 9 extending outwardly and obliquely, while a central portion 10 of the wire is carried transversely and serves as a pintle for the common hinge at 3. The other inner section 2 consists of a pair of like members 11 the extremity of each of which is provided with loops 12 similar to the loops 9. The central portion I Specification of Letters Patent. Application fll'ed June 4, 1917. serial No. 172,892.

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of the wire of section 2 is twisted to form a pair of eyes 13, that surround the pintle 10, and it is made to extend from said eyes 1n the form of a loop 14 which serves as a shoulder for the section 1, when the hanger 1s ]I1 1ts open or operative state.

The outer sections 4, 5 consisting also of wire, are generally U-shaped, and made s1m1lar to each other in every respect. They include sides 15 which pass through the loops 9, 12'of the respective inner sections 1, 2 and their extremities are turned so as to form'loops 16, 17 that extend inwardly and obliquely while surrounding the members 8, 11 of the respective cooperating sectlons 1, 2. The diagonally disposed loops 17 are further provided with hooks 18 for the suspension of skirts or other such garments. The diagonal location of the said hooks operates to retain the general balance of the hanger when a garment is placed thereupon.

The suspension member 6 consists of a wire that is twisted to form a pair of legs 19, the extremities whereof are bent into loops 20 which surround the pintle 10. The upper central portion of the legs 19 is further made to form a ring 21 whereby the hanger can be suspended from a primary support. The book 7 is made of a wire that is bent centrally upon itself atvthe outer extremity 22 thereof, and extends from this of the suspension member, which are in turn disposed between the eyes 13 of the inner section 2.

From what has been hereinabove described, it is evident that the hook 7, the section 2, and the suspension member 6 are all capable of being swungabout the common pintle 10 forming part of the hinge 3. Both of the inner sections 1, 2 may be swung upwardly, and in substantial parallelism with the suspension member 6, as viewed in Fig. 4 of the drawing. Downward swinging of the sections 1, 2 below the position indicated in Fig. 1, is prevented by the members 8 of the section 1, which rest upon the transverse portion 14 of the section 2.

The loops 9, 12 of the inner sections 1, 2 are slidable along the sides 15, of their respective coiiperating outer sections 5, 4, while the loops 16, 17 of the sectlons 5, 4

are similarly slidable along the members 8,

position to support any article place thereon. The inner section 1 rests upon the por tion 14 of the section 2, and the outer sections 4, 5 are extended to the outermost limit and have their loops 16, 17 interlocking with the loops 9, 12 of the respective sections 2, 1, whereby the cooperating sections 4, 2 and 1,

5 constitute the. supporting shoulder portions for a coat or like arment.

To place the hanger 1n folded inoperative state, the suspension member 6 and the hook 7 are first disposed longitudinally in the position shown in Fig.- 2. Next the outer sections 4, 5 are slid inwardly as in Fig. 3, alon the inner sections 2, 1, toward the pint e portion 10, and then the telescoped sections 1, 5 gzvith the suspensionmember 6 and the teles'coped sections 2, 4 with the hook 7 are swung about the hinge 3 and thereby folded into the compact state shown in Fig. 4. v

The straight portions'of the members. 8, 11 of the-inner sections 1, 2 aremade resilient and tend to maintain parallelism, so that upon, extending the outer sections 5, 4 the coacting loops 9, 16, 17 and 12, 16, 17 spread the said straight portions slightly apart from each other and firmly interlock the sections thereby retaining them in effective operative condition. When the outer sections are telescoped over the inner ones, the looped portions of the latter move one toward the other upon the rounded portions of the said outer sections and thereby cause a gripping action which prevents them from shifting freely outward.

While a certain preferred embodiment of this device has been shown and described, it will be understood that changes in the form, arrangements, sizes and proportions and details thereof may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.-

Having described my invention what I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1s: a

1. A foldable garment hanger made of wire, comprising a pair of interior members ;with closed innerends lapping one over the other, the wire in one member running continuously across the hanger to form a hinge- 2. A fol able garment hanger composed of wire, comprising interior members with f closed inner ends extending one past the other, the wire in one member running continuously across the center of the hanger to constitute a pintle therefor and the wire in the other member being looped around said pintle andmade to reach across the hanger in a continuous manner parallel with the pintle to provide a supporting ledge for the closed end of the first named member, the

outer ends of the members being open and each provided with eyes on opposite sides vthereof, exterior members arranged to slide through said eyes and having similar eyes adapted to slidably engage the sides of the interior members, hooks forming continuations of two of the last mentioned e es and diagonally located with relation to t e hanger one on each side of the same, said hooks being both turned inward and directed toward each other on opposite sides of the pintle when the hanger is folded, and suspending means engaging the pintle.

Signed at the bOrOughotManhattan, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 2nd day of June, A. D. 1917 OSCAR SPERLING.

Witnesses:

H. C. KARLSON,

DAVID GRANT; 

